Billiard-cue.



J. H. GOODELL.

BILLIARD CUE.

APPLICATION FILED IAN.1.I9I6.

1,204, 52. Patented Nov. 7, 1916.

@"ITED IIES JOI-IN H. GOODELL, F MARSEILLES, ILLINOIS.

BILLIARDCUE.

Application led January 7, 1916.

T 0 all 'whom t may concern Be it known that I, JOHN H. GooDELL, acitizen of the United States, residing at Marseilles, in the county ofLa Salle and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Billiard-Cues, of which the following is aspecification.

rIhe object of this invention is to provide improved means fordetachably securing the tip to the body of a billiard cue in a mannerwhich will permit easy and quick substitution of a new tip when onebecomes broken or worn.

A further aiin is to provide an improved tip-securing means which isextremely simple and cheap, as well as effective and durable in use.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the tip ofa billiard, cue embodying the features of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section through the cue on line 2-2 ofFig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Figs. 4,and 6 are perspective views of the parts of the cue separated,

Fie. 4 showing the cue tip and securing strtp, Fig. 5 the ferrule, andFig. 6 the cue body.

A cue embodying my invention is prefi erably provided with an endportion 11 of reduced size having at opposite sides flattened faces 12to accommodate the tipsecuring strap. A. ferrule 13 is adapted to fitover the reduced end portion and preferably is eXteriorly flush with thebody of the cue. In the inner end of the ferrule are two diametricallyopposite notches 14.

The tip 15 is preferably arranged to abut against the eXtreme end of thereduced end portion 11 and overlie the end of the ferrule 13 and saidtip is secured in place by means of a flexible metallic strap 16 whichis passed through an arcuate opening in the tip so that the end portionsof said strap project in parallel relation from the inner face of thetip. Said end portions are arranged to lie within the ferrule 13 andalong the flattened faces 12 of the cue, and the eXtreme ends 17 of thestrap are bent outwardly to engage in the notches 14 of the ferrule. endportion of the cue snugly so that the end portions of the strap 16 arefirmly bound against the cue and therefore the tip 15 i firmly andrigidly held in place.

If a tip becomes broken or worn, the, felgid Specification of LettersPatent.

The ferrule fits the lreduced "''of the cue body, the ferrule acting toclamp Patented Nov. 7, 1916.

Serial No. 70,722.

rule is pulled off from the end of the cue, the tip 15 and the strap 16moving as a unit therewith, and the angular ends 17 of the strap arethen disengaged from the notches 14, whereupon the tip may be separatedfrom the ferrule. Another tip provided with a similar strap may then beassociated with the ferrule, the angular ends being engaged in thenotches 14, whereupon the ferrule is again fitted tightly upon thereduced portion of the cue, the end portions of the strap beingpositioned along the flattened faces 1Q.

The securing means is extremely simple and cheap to manufacture and iseasily detached and replaced in substituting a new tip. Furthermore, hemeans holds the cue.

tip rigidly in place and is very dependable and durable in use.

I claim as my invention:

1. A billiard cue comprising a body having a reduced end portionprovided with flat faces at diametrically opposite sides thereof, aferrule surrounding said reduced end portion, a tip at the eXtreme endof said portion, a metallic strap passing through an opening in said tipand having its end portions 1projecting in parallel relation from theinner face of said tip and lying within the ferrule and along the saidflat faces of said reduced portion of the body, the eX- treme free endsof said strap being bent outwardly, and said ferrule having notches inits ends to receive said outwardly bent ends.

A. billiard cue comprising a body having a reduced end portion, aferrule surrounding said end portion, a non-metallic tip at the eXtremeend of said portion, and a metallic strap passed through a hole in thetip with the midportion of the strap occupying said hole, the endportions of the strap extending in parallel relation along oppositesides of the reduced end portion of the body within said ferrule.

3. i billiard cue comprising a body, a ferrule adapted to fit over oneend thereof, a cue tip, a metallic strap formed of a straight strip ofmetal separate from said tip and secured at its mid-portion to said tip,said strap having its end portions positioned within said ferrule atopposite sides he end portions of said strap to the end f thecue bodyand thereby secure the cue ip to the body.

4. A billiard cue comprising a body, a

iferrule adapted to fit upon one end of said body, said fel-rule havingdiemetrically opposite notches in one end, a, cue tip, e Inetallio strappassed through an opening in said tip and having its end portionsprojeoting in parallel relation from the inner face of said tip andlyingWithin said ferrule, the extremerends of the strap being bent outwardlyto engagein the notches in Vthe ferrule, the ferrule acting to bind thestrap to the cue body for securing the eue tip thereto, and the`fer-rule, tip and Strap being' removable as ,a unit from the body topermit the substitution of another tip by disengagement of the endportions of the 15 strap from the ferrule. Y

In testimony whereof, l hereunto set my hand. VJOHN H. GOODELL.

ln the presence of- MORRIS LEWIS, E. R. SPENCER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

